The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
DEREK JETERI go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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There’s responsibility, but there’s also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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You can’t be sensitive, because you’re going to get criticized. I don’t care who you are, you’re going to get criticized.
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I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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Obviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
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If I put my name on something, I’m going to be involved. I’m not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it’s a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.
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Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
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I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.
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